Brooklyn, 2015 - Photo by Erin Loos Cutraro
In a world saturated with divisive algorithms and synthetic images, I work in the opposite direction. My craft is rooted in trust, access, and creating space for honesty to unfold on camera.
Today, I work as a documentary cinematographer and director, leading productions that demand both intimacy and scale; from vérité storytelling to high-pressure commercial environments. Whether embedded with a subject for months or building the rhythm of a set for a national brand, my priority is the same: make images that feel true.
That sensibility grew out of my years as a contract photojournalist for TIME and ESPN, where I learned to gain access quickly and earn trust in high-stakes situations. Those early lessons in rapport, respect, patience, and knowing when to step back, still drive my work on film sets and in edit rooms.
I’ve talked my way onto combat missions with The Marines, into operating rooms with surgeons and up to the dinner tables of families whose language I didn’t speak.
The trick is as simple as it is difficult. It works the same on big commercial sets as it does on the street: pay attention, be sincere, have respect. And know when, exactly, to get out of the way.